Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
SHADWELL
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
SHADWELL. A parish in Middlesex, and a township in Yorkshire. The Sussex Shadwells probably derive from the manor of Shadwell, in the parish of Buxted, in that county, which had owners of its own name temjj. Hen. VI.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English